The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-19
The LAST LETTER OF THE PERRY
BLOIHAM CORRESPONDENCE.
Palatka's Charter Still Hangs
in the House.
Proposition to Increase the Mayors SaIary-an-
other New County Proposed-The Rail-
road Commission Bill Passed.

Special 10 the Pdtdttd Nelrs.
TALLAHASSEE, May 1S.-Governor
Perry, to-day, was visited by the COM
mittee appointed at the conference last
night, and after the conference address,
ed the following letter to Governor
Bloxham:
Hon. W. ID. Bloxham:
DEAR SIR submitted your letter of
yesterday to the gentlemen who have
been honoring me with their votes for
the United States Senate and / have the
honor to advise you of their action by
the enclosed copy of their resolution and
beg leave further to say
have expressed to my friends my
earnest desire that if my name
is in any way endangering the in
tegrity and harmony of the Democratic
party it be withdrawn Internationally.
known of no other authority that can
so well speak for the Democratic party
of the State or can be so safely relied
upon to protect its interest as the caucus
now organized, and can conceive of no
filter judges of what is for the good of
that party or the State than the MEM
bers of that body and | feel that the
matter of selecting United States Sem
ator may be safely left unrestricted in
their hands.
This desire to say, that while the use
of my name may threaten danger to the
unity of the party / fail to see how it
necessarily follows that the use of other
names forebodes the same direful result.
/ know of no reason why there should
exist any such antagonism between those
who have voted for me in caucus ana
those who have voted for others as
to make it necessary for the har-
mony of the party, either now or in the
future, the withdrawal of my name
as an element of discord should be de-
pendent upon the withdrawal of any or
all other names which the members of
the Legislature, in the exercise of an un-
doubted privilege, have seen fit to honor
by their votes.
1 freely and cheerfully say if now or
at any time my name offends the Demo
cratic party let the caucus speak it out,
but do not let its withdrawal be upon
any condition or my name be
used in any combination or stipulation
by which the members of the
Legislature are to be influenced or re-
stricted (eXcept as to MYSELF in the dis
charge of their duty and the exercise of
the privilege such withdrawal should
leave to them, that of selection from all
other names in the State. With an abid-
ing faith in the disposition and compe-
tency of our chosen representatives "'to
protect the unity, the harmony and in
tegrity of the Democratic party" and at
the same time to subserve the best inter-
ests of the State. am very truly yours.
+. A. PERRY,
PAsCo NOMINATED.
The miracle has happened and Talla-
hassee is going wild over the nomination
by acclamation of Samuel Pasco. The
Representative Hall was crowded to-
night with a number of citizens and
strangers. all feverishly anxious to learn
what would be the result of the recent
change of conditions in the Senatorial
contest After the roll call Senator
Wall, in apt and affecting words, recit-
ing the fact that Perry and Bloxham
had both decided to withdraw their
names, formally withdrew the name of
Bloxham.
Gen. Miller. in a similar strain, after
referring to the action of the two chief
contestants, formally Withdrew the
name of Governor Perry.
Senator Mann, referring to the sudden
ness of recent events and the difficulty
most members must feel in deciding
whom to support, moved to adjourn to
Monday night.
Senator Mallory protested, that there
was no reason that he could discover
why the caucus should not proceed to
make a nomination and called for the
ayes and nays. His remarks were greeted
with long and loud applause.
Senator Mann with drew the motion to
adjourn and the Chairman declared
nominations in order.
Mr.. Lamar, an ardent Bloxham sup
porter, in most fitting and fervent adj
applause.
Mr.. Hicks. as devoted an adherent of
Perry, Senator Bryan, as equally firm
an adherent of Bloxham, followed by
Senator Mann, each in appropriate IAN
guage, seconded Pasco's nomination.
Senator Mallory, in his best vein and
most winning and eloquent manner, re-
counted the several qualities commend
ing the candidate named, and indulged
in interesting "reminiscences of ex-United
States Senator c. w. Jones, Governor
E. A. Perry and Chief Justice Nc
Whorter, as he had known them all in
his native town from his childhood
and closed by a glowing tribute to the
last named, whom he formally put in
nominr ton. The nomination was
greeted by enthusiastic applause and wa.